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Serendipity
Petrichor (n.) –English;
A word which here means the scent of fallen rain once it is done.
Clinomania (n.) –English;
A powerful longing to remain in bed away from the sun.
Opulent (n.) –English;
Brighter than the stars and fuller than the moon.
Gambol (n.) –English;
To dance and skip in the sun to the heartbeat of a tune.
Querencia (n.) –Spanish;
The feeling of relaxation from being in your home.
Nefelibata (n.) –Portugese;
One who lives in the clouds and dreams in blissful indifference, alone.
Fernweh (n.) –German;
To long to travel outside your hometown realm.
Smiltronstalle (n.) –Swedish;
A sanctuary discovered, and treasured to escape being overwhelmed.
Eloquence (n.) –English;
Expressing thoughts with ease, cleverness, and force.
Eunoia (n.) –English;
Beautiful thinking; well minded source.
Quintessential- (adj.) –English;
Most perfect life only one’s mind could dream,
Namaste (n.) Sanskrit;
A traditional greeting, respectfully deemed.
Serendipity- (n.) –English;
A word which here means making wonderful discoveries through the words, eyes, and eminence of the things you learn every day.
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This was an idea I gathered from looking up odd English and foreign words definitions on Pinterest, and also by thinking back to a favorite movie of mine- A Series of Unfortunate Events. In this movie, you may remember, the narrator defined "Sanctuary", followed by "A word which here means..." I loved that part in particular, and eventually these inspirations combined into this poem~ (my personal favorite is 'Fernweh')
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